Anyone with 5 or more children?

[mom2PnE]

I have 5 boys and I maybe pg with my 6th child. I should know early next week if it's happened.

[KimB]

Are you able to afford new clothes for each child? We can but I do check out our local op shops as well as many new clothes get given to them

How far apart did you have your babies? Between DD1 and DS1 is 4 years, DS1 and DS2 there is 22 months, DS2 and DD2 is nearly 6 years, DD2 and DD3 is 21 months.

Did you breast feed all of your babies? (IF so are you breasts still ok?) I did b/f all of mine and while I think they have gone saggy (might be due to age as well lol) DF is ok with them

Did you plan all your children? Please explain... We did plan all of them.

Also how do you afford your family? Do you work? or SAHM I'm lucky enough to be a SAHM while my DF is a teacher. We might not be able to afford to go away on big holidays but we have been going camping and loving it.

[~clover~]

OH and there's the HUGE large families allowance you get from the government

Lol, that whole $10.39 or whatever it is. I assume it stays the same when you have more?

We are about to have number 4. It will be our last, a very unexpected suprise! Not 5 or more, but big enough to upsize our car!

Our kids will all be 2.5 - 3 years apart.

We are only getting by atm because DH is working a second job. We could survive without it, but that is our savings & his petrol money, as both jobs are 45 minutes away.

I don't buy the kids new clothes very often. I could if we had decent clothes shops here, but they are an hour away. I prefer op shops, unless there is something I can't find that is really needed (DS needs a dressing gown, so I'll have to buy one new). Birthdays & christmas's are when they get new stuff, summer stuff at chrissy & winter stuff for b'days, coz they are at that time of year.

Part of our baby bonus after this baby will be paying for our first family holiday next year. Lots of patience & saving is the key.

I also pay our bills straight out of our accounts weekly/fortnightly. Alot easier to keep on top of things.

I bf the first 2 for a few weeks. TBH its that first pregnancy that ruins your boobs, not the bfing. 6 weeks of feeding DD1 & they looked the same as they do now after 23 months feeding DS. I'm lucky, mine aren't that big, so they don't look that bad tbh.

I'm a SAHM. The goverment helps. Not much, but we wouldn't survive without it! I will be going back to work when this one is weaned though. So in about 2.5 - 3 years. Will make things alot easier.
Money is always tight, but we get by